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CNN:
Poland says it has shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine — Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.
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Qasim Nauman / New York Times:
Poland Says It Shot Down Russian Drones That Entered Its Airspace — The Polish military called the incursions an “act of aggression.” It said the drones crossed the border during a wave of Russian strikes in Ukraine. — Poland said on Wednesday that it had shot down Russian drones …
BBC:
Russia says it had no plans to target Poland as Nato condemns ‘reckless’ drone incursions
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Associated Press:
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine
Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine
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Kamala Harris / The Atlantic:
The Constant Battle — The first excerpt from 107 Days … The first stop on the day's calendar had been planned months earlier. At a meeting in the Oval Office discussing her work uplifting Black executives and entrepreneurs, Dr. Stacie NC Grant had invited me to address the annual gathering …
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Anders Hagstrom / Fox News:
Harris admits Biden ‘got tired,’ denies ‘conspiracy’ to hide mental decline
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
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New York Post, Associated Press and Mediaite
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
You Really Need to See Epstein's Birthday Book for Yourself — This time, the conspiracy theorists were right. — Looking back, I don't know what exactly I was expecting when I opened “Request No. 1,” the PDF file containing the contents of Jeffrey Epstein's 50th-birthday book.
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ABC News:
'It's not my signature': Trump says about alleged Epstein ‘birthday book’ letter — Trump was asked by ABC News for comment on the alleged note. — US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters outside the restaurant Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, DC, on September 9, 2025.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald ❤️ Jeffrey — Caution: I'm going to avoid euphemism and reproduce images …
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New York Times:
A Phony Trump Check and a ‘Depreciated’ Woman in Epstein's Birthday Book
A Phony Trump Check and a ‘Depreciated’ Woman in Epstein's Birthday Book
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HuffPost, The Guardian, emptywheel, New Republic, LewRockwell, Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The Hill
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Is the signature Trump's? Epstein birthday book feeds speculation.
Is the signature Trump's? Epstein birthday book feeds speculation.
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
ICE is Eating the Soul of America — Four things that show ICE increasingly considers itself outside the law … A big part of this newsletter is trying to mark the moments when America changes — when today is different from before. — A big change happened yesterday …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Government Wants to See Your Papers — And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone. … This kind of behavior by government officials is now legal in the United States. — Yesterday, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court allowed ICE officials …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion
John Fritze / CNN:
Kavanaugh faces blowback for claiming Americans can sue over encounters with ICE
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Raw Story and Divided Argument
Gino Fanelli / WXXI News:
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
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Mark A. Welsh III / president.tamu.edu:
GENERAL (RET.) MARK A. WELSH III — I am reaching out today to follow up on a statement I distributed through social media yesterday regarding an ongoing issue with one of our 16,000 course sections. I directed the Provost to remove the College of Arts and Sciences Dean and English Department Head from their administrative positions.
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Adventus, The Hill and The Texas Tribune
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
After declaring D.C. ‘safe,’ Trump dines out in the city — The president boasted in recent days about the success of the federal takeover of D.C. police. During his first term, he ventured only to the restaurant at the hotel he owned. — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night arrived …
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Politico:
Playbook: Donald dines out — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco — On today's Playbook Podcast: Jack and Dasha discuss Donald Trump's big night out on the town as his Washington takeover comes to an end. Plus: shock in the White House over Israel's latest airstrikes …
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Washington Post and Althouse
Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Gets Called Hitler on First Ever D.C. Restaurant Trip
Trump Gets Called Hitler on First Ever D.C. Restaurant Trip
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New York Times:
Judge Rules Fed Governor Can Remain in Role, for Now — The decision is a win for Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor whom President Trump sought to dismiss over allegations of mortgage fraud. — A federal judge late Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump from removing Lisa Cook …
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
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MSNBC and The Independent
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Democrats add 1 more vote in Congress after Virginia special election — Democratic Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson easily on Tuesday, with the Associated Press calling the race at 7:36 p.m. Eastern time. The race for the seat …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election
Democrats Narrow Gap in House After Victory in Virginia Special Election
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BBC:
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites — The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run its armed security, a BBC investigation has found.
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Commissioner of Food and Drugs — In 1962, the Congress vested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with the authority to regulate prescription drug advertising. These advertisements can mislead the public about the risks and benefits …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump signs order to crack down on prescription drug advertising
Trump signs order to crack down on prescription drug advertising
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Associated Press, Bloomberg and CBS News
John Carney / Breitbart:
Biden's Final Flop: 911,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported in the Year Through March — The U.S. economy added nearly a million fewer jobs in the year through March 2025 than previously reported, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
“The Axios Show” exclusive: Lutnick says U.S. should take a chunk of universities' patent revenue … The debut episode, featuring our conversation with Lutnick in his Commerce Department office, will be out later this week. … - The next step, Lutnick says, is to guarantee the U.S. gets …
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Raw Story
Marty Lederman / Just Security:
The Many Ways in Which the September 2 Caribbean Strike was Unlawful ... and the Grave Line the Military Has Crossed — Now that the President has submitted the required War Powers Resolution report to Congress, we can begin to take stock of just how extraordinary and significant last Tuesday's lethal strike in the Caribbean Sea was.
Politico:
Democratic governors build vaccine firewall against RFK Jr. … “We're ... creating a public health infrastructure that used to exist under the federal government, but with RFK, Jr. at the helm, has been completely disrupted and dismantled,” Healey told reporters Monday at the state Capitol.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
They Don't Want to Live in Lincoln's America — Although it has long since entered the pantheon of American rhetoric as one of our nation's great orations, there was a time, however brief, when the Gettysburg Address had its critics. — The president's funeral sermon …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ troops' ‘shame’ over D.C. presence — Internal documents reviewed by The Post show how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans' trust in the military. — The National Guard, in measuring public sentiment …
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Raw Story
The Guardian:
Leaked Ice document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa — Exclusive: critics accuse Ice of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of Korean man — At least one of the Korean workers swept up in a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor factory site in Georgia last week …
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New York Times:
U.S. Drugmakers Warn White House of Chaos as Trump Weighs Curbs on China — Behind the scenes, major pharmaceutical companies and Trump-tied billionaires are furiously lobbying in opposite directions over proposed anti-China measures. — The Trump administration has been discussing severe restrictions …
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The Hollywood Reporter and NewsMax.com
Wall Street Journal:
Job Revisions and the Trump Economy — Blaming Biden and the Federal Reserve for slow growth won't work forever. — President Trump finds vindication wherever he looks. So it's no surprise that he blamed a big downward revision in job growth announced Tuesday on the Federal Reserve and Joe Biden.
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HuffPost, The Fucking News, Raw Story and CBS News
Max Griera / Politico:
Far right and far left in EU Parliament to file separate von der Leyen no-confidence motions at midnight — STRASBOURG ― The EU's Patriots and The Left groups will both formally demand at midnight on Wednesday that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen face a no-confidence vote.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. set to testify in Senate — The hearing would give Susan Monarez a high-profile opportunity to respond to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about her ethics and their conversations about vaccines. — Just now — Susan Monarez is set to testify …
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The Guardian:
Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis's role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM — Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency records — The publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs — The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a policy at the center of his economic agenda squarely before the nation's highest court.
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CNN:
Oliver North marries Fawn Hall, his document-shredding secretary at the center of Iran-Contra scandal — Two key figures in the Iran-Contra affair quietly married last month, nearly 40 years after the scandal rocked US politics and President Ronald Reagan's administration.
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